This month’s featured stories
A beacon for the arts
Installing a vast array of time-consuming acoustic pads was the key to a successfully completed steelwork programme on a new arts venue. Martin Cooper reports. …
Best practice with steel
Medical facilities in the town of Frome are being centralised with the construction of a new eye catching steel framed healthcare facility. Work to build a new …
Siemens advances with steel
Steel construction is playing a pivotal role in the development of a large new business park on the outskirts of Lincoln, providing a major boost to the local …
Frames for feature façade
A large mixed use scheme currently being developed near Regent’s Park in London is relying on steel construction’s inherent qualities for its commercial …
Signature bridge floats over river
A slender curving steel bridge, linking Norwich city centre with a new development is set to revitalise Norfolk’s county town. NSC reports. Winding its way …
Looking to the future
The worst of the downturn in construction demand is hopefully behind us, and new BCSA Director General Sarah McCann-Bartlett is looking ahead to future …
Town centre evolves with education
A four-storey steel frame, incorporating a retained listed fire station façade, will house a new vocational college in Dudley. Big changes are afoot in Dudley …
Trusses take centre stage
A series of long span trusses form the roof and stage for a spectacular new arena under construction in Leeds. Martin Cooper reports. Many cities and towns in …
Steel creates modern office spaces
Today, companies want offices that are large, open plan and flexible, and the best way of creating such spaces is with structural steelwork. One Howick Place …
Schools galore
Flexibility, transportation and ease of construction played major roles in the decision to choose structural steelwork as the framing material for six school …
